Ukraine says Russian drones attacked three foreign-flagged vessels

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Russian drones attacked three foreign-flagged merchant vessels in Ukraine's Black Sea maritime export corridor, causing onboard fires which crews managed to extinguish. The vessels were flagged by Vanuatu, Comoros, and Panama, according to Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba.

May 29 (Reuters) - Russian drones attacked three foreign-flagged merchant vessels late on Thursday and overnight as they sailed along Ukraine's maritime export corridor in the Black Sea, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said on Friday. The strikes caused fires on the vessels, but they were extinguished by the crews, Kuleba said on Telegram. Ukraine's seaports authority said the vessels were under the flags of Vanuatu, the Comoros and Panama.